Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-21
HERALD.
THE NEW OVERLAND.
The San Gabriel and Tu-
junga Canyons Surveyed.
THE LATTER is PREFERRED.
Repert Of a Delegate From Pasa-
dena to Salt Lake City
on the Subject.

have been made through the Sierra
Madre at the San Gabriel cafion for an
overland line that should have bet.
ter grade and less curvature than the
lines through the Cajon pass or La
Soledad cafion.
Such line has been found through
the Tujunga cafion. The new line
from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles by
the way Of Tujunga is said to be 100
miles shorter than by any other sur
vey. 1t comes from Wild Horse prai-
rie into Rock Creek cafion, thence by
tunneling two mountain ridges it en-
ters through the great Tujunga cafion
into the San Fernando valley. From
San Fernando the line will either pass
Through Monte Vista. Crescenta Ca
Gada and Pasadena. or come down
Through San Fernando to Los Angeles.
The two tunnels in the mountains
will not be long, while the grading
from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles
will cost but little. There is a good
wagon road all the way from Rock
creek to Salt Lake and distance
of 800 miles bet ween Los Angeles, the
coming city of the West, and Chicago
will be saved. The mines of gold
and plumbago in the Tujunga caiion
are rich, and the coal, salt, iron and
SILVER along the line is abundant.
After leaving Mojave every station
could be made at a mining camp, 80
there would be continuous business
winter and summer. The track
would be south of the great snow belt
and would require no snow sheds.
A capitalist from Pasadena has just
returned from Salt Lake and has
passed over the entire line in a wagon.
He is an educated gentleman, an as
sayer, a miner, and carries an aneroid
barometer on his travels to take the
elevations. He states that the cost of
the road will be put small, as the
grading has mainly been made by
nature. A large number of Pasadena
capitalists have pledged themselves
to contribute freely if the road comes
Through that place.
Il is claimed by some parties that
the G. B. & @. railway will build the
road in connection with new Los
Angeles and Salt Lake City company,
while others think that if the people
.a1ong the line will subscribe liberal
sum that Senator Stanford will build
the road as part of the Southern
Pacific system.
The Salt Lake Tribune of last Fri
day, September 10th, has the follow
ing account of meeting in further
ance of the new road as follows:
THE WEST COAST ROAD.
ssThe adjourned meeting of those
citizens and business men interested
in the proposed Los Angeles road,
called for the 18th inst, to perfect the
incorporation was held last evening in
the Chamber of Commerce, with
Governor West in the Chair and
about fifty persons present. Treas
urer Farnsworth reported that
$l6,61O had been paid in, rep
resenting $166, 100 in subscriptions.
One hundred and sixty-eight thousand
dollars had been subscribed at the last
meeting, and $4,000 had been added
thereto since, as follows: E. d. Hoge,
e. H. Kohler, Theodore Burmester,
$500 each; Woolley, Lund & Judd,
$25OO; P. Pugsley, $4,000. But Boyd
& Park and NJ. d. Foley, $500 each,
and w. H. Ray $1,000, had withdrawn,
leaving the total subscriptions $780,
100. The necessity of making the sub
scription of $175 900 was dwelt upon,
and finally w. S. Mccormick moved a
weeks adjournment, the chair to ap-
point committee of three to redraft,
If necessary, the proposed articles OF
incorporation. The discussion on the
question showed a misunderstanding
as to whether the withdrawal of three
subscribers did not vitiate whole thing,
an important point involved being how
far the scheme was affected by the
signing of names of the withdrawers
by parties whose authority to do so
was insufficient. David Mckenzie
held that if the amount was not sub
scribed we must wait until it is, and
give a five days notice. The chair
thought the amount already subscribed
sufficed to cover the distance to the
Nevada line, and that discussion on
that point was out of order. Mr.. Nc
Cotnick's motion was lost, l l to 16.
Colonel HOLSTER, representing the
Tribune Company, moved adjourn
ment until next Monday night, with
the appointment of committee OF
three, as per McCornick's motion.
This brought John Cunnington to his
feet questioning Colonel HOLSTERS
right to vote, as Mr.. Lannan's name
was down on the subscription list for
the Tribune Publishing Company. Mr..
Lannan explained he had taken pains
that day to have the amount sub
scribed divided 80 as to represent
$1,000 each for Judge Goodwin, Colo
mel Hollister and himself, but his re-
Quest, it seemed, had not been OBJ
served. The Chair ruled that accord
ing to the paper in Secretary Clayton g
possession, the Tribune had but one
vote, so Colonel HOLSTERS motion
was entertained, as Mr.. Lannan with
drew from further active participation
in the meeting. David McLenzie's q
amendment to Colonel Hollister's mo-
tion. viz, to adjourn sine die, was lost
10 to 16. Finally the motion to meet
in the Chamber of Commerce Hall al
Bpm, Monday next, was carried, L
to IA. Then the Chair appointed w
J. 8. Mccormick, James Jack and FREQ
Auerbach committee of three to per
feet articles of Incorporation for pre-
sentation Monday evening"
At a previous meeting financial ai'
was pledged from Los Angeles county
Should the line be selected through
Tuiunga and Pasadena, large loca
snbscription can be obtained. Tn
matter is in the hands of two Of tn
best known men of Pasadena, and the
will push the work with wisdom an
energy.
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